Masterclass: How to Conduct Reflexive Thematic Analysis

Description:

Course timings: 0930 to 1330 (GMT+1)

Overview:

Reflexive thematic analysis is useful for revealing patterns and themes in your work and for gaining detailed understanding of social phenomena and individual experiences, perceptions and behaviours. However, it is often seen as a mysterious and complex stage of the research process. Qualitative researchers can be criticised for not always making their techniques of analysis transparent when they write up their research findings. There are also challenges in terms of how researchers conduct analysis and the steps that they need to follow.

This popular live online masterclass course provides you with skills on how to manually conduct reflexive thematic analysis. While providing a brief overview of the thematic analysis ‘family’, the focus is on Braun and Clarke's (2006, 2022) reflexive thematic analysis and 6 phases. Through practical exercises in which we code qualitative interview data, and review themes, you will come away with confidence and clarity in this qualitative analysis approach, and be able to apply this to your own qualitative data.

 

What do we cover?

- Principles of qualitative data analysis

- The thematic analysis family

- Braun and Clarke's 6 phases of reflexive thematic analysis

- Familiarising yourself with your data and coding

- Inductive and deductive coding

- Selective and complete coding

- Latent and semantic coding

- Generating, developing, reviewing, defining, refining and naming themes

- Thematic maps - and their importance

- Examples of thematic analysis

- Practical activities: coding, and themes or topic summaries

- Ensuring rigour and reflexivity in qualitative analysis

 

Who should attend?

This course is highly valuable for students, PGRs, and professional researchers who are new to thematic analysis or who wish to update their qualitative analysis skills. This includes masters, doctoral students, professional researchers, practitioners, and academics. Researchers using qualitative methods in government, policy, consultancy, social research organisations and charities will find this training valuable.

Please note: this is an interactive live masterclass with presentations, group activities, discussions, and opportunities to ask questions. It takes place on Zoom.

 

What is included?

- 4 hours of live training on Zoom with Dr Karen Lumsden who has over 22 years experience in qualitative research and analysis, and in the design and delivery of qualitative research programmes, courses and workshops.

- Group discussions, practical coding exercise, and opportunities to ask the trainer questions.

- Access to resources including, for example: agenda, slides, resource list, and examples.

- Recording of the masterclass (accessible for 30 days).

- Certificate of attendance (for those attending the live training.

 

What next after the Masterclass?

For participants who would like more tailored, hands-on, and in-depth support in their reflexive thematic analysis journey - the Masterclass offers a pathway into our highly popular (and first of its kind) Reflexive Thematic Analysis Bootcamp - a 4 week virtual cohort programme which supports you through your reflexive thematic analysis journey in a small group combination of training, expert guidance, group coaching, and peer support and community. For more information on the bootcamp see: https://reflexivethematicanalysis.subscribepage.io/ (Places on the bootcamp are limited and due to its popularity booking in advance is always recommended to secure your place).

 

Trainer biography

Dr Karen Lumsden is a qualitative trainer, consultant, and coach. She has held a number of academic posts including Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Aberdeen, Associate Professor in Criminology at Leicester University, and Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham. Over the years she has been involved in a number of research projects and evaluations in social sciences, policing and health, for a range of partners and clients.

She has over 22 years experience delivering qualitative methods courses and training to academics, PhD students, social researchers, and practitioners. This includes courses at the Universities of Aberdeen, Glasgow, Essex, Auckland, Kingston, via the Social Research Association and the European Consortium for Political Research, and also for government departments, NHS, charities, police organisations, social research and market research organisations. She has written and edited a number of books and journal articles on qualitative methods including Crafting Autoethnography (Routledge, 2023) and Reflexivity: Theory, Method, Practice (2019). She was previously on the Editorial Boards of the journals Qualitative Research and Sociology, and Chair of the Editorial Board of Sociological Research Online.

For more info visit www.qualitativetraining.com or connect on LinkedIn here.

 

Bookings, invoicing, and ticket rates

Bookings for this course should be made via Eventbrite online ticketing.

If organisations require Invoice payment, this is billed at the professional researcher & organisational rate.

I also only accept invoice payment when supplier approval and payment terms are confirmed in writing prior to the training date. Email us with any queries about invoice payment: karen@qualitativetraining.com

Charities and small non-profits — get in touch, I hold a limited number of places at the student, PGR and unwaged rate which provides a discount on the organisatonal rate.

Booking for a large group of researchers, staff or students? - It might be more cost effective to organise in-house training for your team. Get in touch to discuss further.

 

Refund policy

There is a 14 day 'cooling off' period from the date of booking on this course (unless it is less than 7 days before the event date). The refund policy is 100% refund up to 7 days prior to the course date. Less than 7 days before the course date, the entire fee is payable.

If the course is fully booked and has a waiting list then transfer to another course or future course date might be possible, however this is at the discretion of the trainer. You can transfer your booking to another person within your organisation, at no additional cost.

Please note that Dr Karen Lumsden delivers a range of courses for other training providers in addition to these Qualitative Training courses. She takes no responsibility or liability for individuals booking on similar courses or training with other providers which may contain similar or the same course content. Refunds will not be given under these circumstances once the training has been partly/fully consumed.

Cost:

Discounted rate for students, independent researchers, and charities = £190.00 (VAT inclusive)

Full rate for professional researchers and organisations = £230.00 (VAT inclusive)

Note: when booking at the discounted rate, proof of status may be requested by event organiser.

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Keywords:

Qualitative Data Handling and Data Analysis, Thematic Analysis, Qualitative Approaches (other), reflexive, reflexive thematic analysis, reflexivity, themes, codes, coding, thematic analysis, qualitative analysis, QDA, RTA, qualitative data analysis

Related publications and presentations from our eprints archive:

Qualitative Data Handling and Data Analysis
Thematic Analysis
Qualitative Approaches (other)

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